Cam York was “Outstanding” In His Season Debut For The Flyers, While Carter Hart Says “It’s A Joke, It’s Got to Change”

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Cam York is one of the Flyers top prospects for good reason, and he is typically as decisive as they come, “I still believe in myself,” Cam York said at training camp. “I think I can make a team still, but it’s a long year. It’s 82 games and the schedule is really tight. There’s going to be a lot of guys coming in and out of the lineup. If you block a shot wrong, you’re out eight games. That’s eight games that people need to fill. I didn’t look at it like ‘Dang, there goes my spot.’ I’m still confident. I still believe in myself.”

York was confident, skating well, and appears to be a confident blueliner following his season debut last night against the Anaheim Ducks. Yes, the short-handed Flyers lost 4-1, minus their best player in Claude Giroux, but it was a good chance to see York play. One of the best qualities he possesses on the offensive side of the game is his shot accuracy. He hits the net nine times out of ten, and he showed that while quarterbacking the top Power Play unit at times last season. He was great with cycling the puck, and holding the pucks in at the blue line thus extending zone play for the Flyers.

“I thought he was outstanding tonight.” – Flyers Interim Head Coach Mike Yeo said of York following the game last night

The best part of York’s game is his confidence. This leads to long strides skating wise, and he was able to pass the puck with ease to his defensive partner from last season in Justin Braun, which lead to clean zone exits. It just appeared that when he was on the ice he settled things down. Getting back his confidence, one could sense it as he was joining the rush up the ice, and pinching when needed.

The young now 21-year-old in York talked before the game, and you can sense his excitement while talking to the media, “My excitement level is pretty high. I know my parents will be in the building tonight.”

York did provide some nice plays with the man advantage this past season. For instance, York used his good instincts to keep a pucks in Flyers zone and a game in particular against the Washington Capitals. York was able to extend the Power Play on the first man advantage, which lead to a prime scoring chance. He is as good as Shayne Gostisbehere it appears at holding pucks in at the blue line. With little practice time of knowing where the team’s personnel was going to be and when, he actually did quite well in this area. York quarterbacked Michigan’s top Power Play Unit before he started his professional career, and that definitely helped with his comfortability in this area.

He was faster than I’ve personally seen following his first game in a Flyers sweater. York will be a good player eventually, and when it’s his time he will shine. For his efforts, York definitely took full advantage of the Covid stricken Flyers, and made one heck of an impression to stick up with the big club for good.

Carter Hart

Hart said some comments of frustrations last night, following the 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks:

“Guys are testing positive with no symptoms or mild symptoms. I mean, the league’s got to find a way to change that. I think it’s a joke. It’s got to change.” – Carter Hart

There are no easy solutions to this, every league throughout the sports community is suffering in some way. Will things change following Hart’s comments, well that remains to be seen.

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